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Zengan-ji Temple: Day Trip from Tokyo (98 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Zengan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, about 98 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Zengan-ji Temple
Photo: Abasaa, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeBuddhist temple
Name in Japanese善願寺
LocationUtsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Utsunomiya Station – about 0.6 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 98 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 209 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 312 km (straight line)
Established796
Coordinates36.55639, 139.89222
MapOpen in Google Maps

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